Path to resilience
WHEN I first arrived in Pakistan in 2005, it was in the wake of one of the most devastating disasters in the country’s history. The earthquake that struck on Oct…
WPS agenda
UNSCR 1325 (2000) links women, peace and security (WPS), recognising that conflict affects women and men differently and women can play a crucial role in its prevention, peace-building and security.…
What to expect
WHAT a difference a year makes. 2025 has not merely been eventful, it has been transformative. Many of us will be ending the year with firm beliefs that we may…
What was Pakistan’s 2025 story?
As 2025 draws to a close, one can safely say that it was yet another eventful year for Pakistan. It unfolded amid persistent uncertainty, recurring climate shocks, and familiar structural…
Patterns of silence
SEVENTEEN-year-old Sana Yousaf never imagined that the harmless videos she posted online would one day become evidence in the investigation of her own murder. What began as routine trolling escalated…
COP30, Pakistan and net-zero emissions
Pakistan is an incredible country with immense potential to commence sustainable socio-economic development. However, it must ensure that while it progresses, it does not cross planetary boundaries. In fact, Pakistan…
Coming down from the mountain
The Kurram Agency of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is in the news primarily on account of a spike in the TTP’s wanton attacks against law enforcement cadres. In this atmosphere of sadness,…
Hope at Belem
Hope for climate action seems to be the biggest casualty as COP30 starts. The last year has seen multilateralism pushed back, with a withering of the global rule-based order. Climate…
From disaster to despair
Each monsoon in Pakistan heralds less a renewal of life and more a rehearsal for ruin. The 2025 floods, which swept through the vast industrial triangle of Sialkot, Gujrat and…
How to fund humanity
A pioneering electronic eye implant has created a ray of hope for millions of people who lose their vision because of a condition known as geographic atrophy (GA), which is…
